IDA exec director Michael Lumpkin said entries increased by nearly 20% this year and added that the quality of the films is “unprecedented.”

He also said the feature and short documentary categories will be selected by IDA’s members, who will view all of the nominated films through a secure, password-protected online system.

The org also announced on Wednesday that Jeff Malmberg, director of “Marwencol,” will receive the 2010 Jacqueline Donnet Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award.

Previously announced awards include Barbara Kopple as Career Achievement honoree; Susan Raymond and Alan Raymond, creators of the PBS series “An American Family,” will receive the Pioneer Award; and Mark J. Harris will receive IDA’s Preservation and Scholarship Award.